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Thirukkural 1231

Chapter 124: உறுப்புநலன் அழிதல் (Wasting Away) · Love

Kural 1231

சிறுமை நமக்கொழியச் சேட்சென்றார் உள்ளி
நறுமலர் நாணின கண்.

Sirumai Namakkozhiyach Chetchendraar Ulli
Narumalar Naanina Kan

Thine eyes grown dim are now ashamed the fragrant flow'rs to see, Thinking on him, who wand'ring far, leaves us in misery

Meaning

While we endure the unbearable sorrow, your eyes weep for him who is gone afar, and shun (the sight of) fragrant flowers.

Plain English meaning from the 19th-century prose translation by W. H. Drew and John Lazarus. The verse above is G. U. Pope's translation (1886).

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